Ephesians 6:13-15

Life is challenging, but God has provided the way for us to stand despite challenges. Ephesians 6 is full of great learning to be tapped. It is pretty obvious everything on earth is not all peachy. Ephesians 6:13-15 has some sound advice:

Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 

First, having one's mind wrapped in truth brings great freedom. All contests start in the mind. When truth inhabits the mind, endless doubts and fears are settled. Indecision, worry, endless questions do not bring strength to our hearts, they undermine it. We get truth from God's word and God's word has all of life's answers.

Second, having the protection of righteousness keeps the pipeline open for God's perfect solution.  Having God's righteousness is the only kind of "rightness" to have. Many Christians know a lot of truth but without righteousness, it is ineffectively applied.  Righteousness is given to us because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.  His sacrifice took away our "wrongness'. We didn't earn it, we just accept Jesus Christ as Lord and believe that he was raised up by God for our wholeness. It's a tall order because man wants to fix himself and feels condemnation when he fails. We don't have to feel condemned, that's been done away with. We just need to believe what's been provided and be thankful for the spirit of God that has been given to us. We have access to God!

If we have the truth and we boldly believe in God's righteousness in our lives, we have preparedness that springs forth from true peace, the third endowment. Peace promotes clarity and timeliness. We are resilient to the bumps and unevenness on the path of life.